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WASHING MACHINE.

No. 330,573; Patented Nov. 17, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE.

GEORGE L. FERRIS, OF MEXICO, MISSOURI.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO- 330.573, dated November17, 1885.

Application filed July 15, 1884. Serial No. 137,781.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. FERRIS, of Mexico, county of Audrain,Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Washing-Machine, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to improvements in.

washing-machines; and it consistsin the peculiar construction andarrangement of parts,as hereinafter fully described and pointed outinthe claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional elevation of my improvedwashing-machine on the line at m, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectionalelevation of the same on the line y 3 Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is aperspective view of one of the ribs or troughs.

The circular drum A is pivoted to revolve in a box or tub, B, having acover, 0. The drum A is provided with a segmental hinged part, D,forming the cover of the drum, and provided on one side with aspring-latch, I, having an aperture through which a stud, E, on theouter surface of one side of the drum, can pass to look the part D inplace. The

drum A is also provided with a crank-handle, F, for turning it. On theinner surface of the drum and hinged part D a series of ribs or troughs,G, are formed, which are parallel with the axis of the drum and projectfrom the inner surface of the rim of the drum.

(ModeL) slots provided for the ribs,and on the ends of 5 the bottoms Jof the ribs or troughs tongues l are formed, which are passed throughslots in the sides or heads of the drum, and are then bent down, asshown, to hold the hollow ribs in place. The clothes are placed in thedrum,which is closed. The water is filled into the box or tub and thedrum is revolved. The hollow ribs G carry up the clothes and then letthem drop, and they also act as buckets and carry up the water, whichthen drops upon the clothes in the drum. The water passes into the drumthrough the apertures K in the hollow ribs.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- In a washing-machine,the combination,with the drum,of the hollow ribs G, having flanges m on the longitudinal edges,tongues Z on the ends of the bottoms J,and apertures K in the saidbottoms, substantially as herein shown and described.

GEORGE L. FERRIS. Witnesses:

S. M. EDWARDS, J. T. WILLIAMs.

